Complaint #200711336,
August 3, 2007

Officer: Brown, Beverly
Complainant: Black Female, 15
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Drone, Frederick
Complainant: Black Female, 15
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Flynn, Joseph
Complainant: Black Female, 15
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Female, 15-17
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Quinzi, Vincenzo
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Unavailable
Officer: Quinzi, Vincenzo
Complainant: Black Female, 15
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Quinzi, Vincenzo
Complainant: Black Female, 15
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Brown, Beverly Black Female, 15 Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched Unsubstantiated
Drone, Frederick Black Female, 15 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Flynn, Joseph Black Female, 15 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated
Unknown Officer Black Female, 15-17 Force: Physical force Officer(s) Unidentified
Quinzi, Vincenzo Discourtesy: Word Alleged Victim Unavailable
Quinzi, Vincenzo Black Female, 15 Discourtesy: Word Unsubstantiated
Quinzi, Vincenzo Black Female, 15 Force: Physical force Unsubstantiated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On August 3, 2007 at approximately 10:30pm, [redacted] and her friends were on the Coney Island Boardwalk at Stillwell Avenue in Brooklyn when a fight broke out. Numerous police officers responded to the fight, and PO Vincenzo Quinzi, who responded to the scene, allegedly called [redacted] s friend [redacted] (last name unknown) a "jackass" (Allegation A). [redacted] then spoke to PO Quinzi, at which point he stated, "Who the fuck do you think you are?" (Allegation B). PO Quinzi then told [redacted] she was going to be placed under arrest, at which point PO Quinzi, PO Joseph Flynn, PO Frederick Drone, and PO 4 grabbed onto [redacted] and "jumped" on her, taking her to the ground (Allegations C, D, E, and F). [redacted] was handcuffed and escorted to a patrol car. PO Flynn and PO Drone transported her to the 60th Precinct. There, Sgt. Beverly Brown allegedly strip-searched [redacted] (Allegation G). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: August 3, 2007
Received: August 6, 2007
Closed: May 2, 2008

Reason for contact: C/V intervened on behalf of/observed encounter w/3rd party
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 60th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Arrest - resisting arrest

Witness Officers: Olive Houston